green papaya salad
Unripe fruit slaw
Green papaya salad is a Southeast Asian dish made from shredded unripe papaya, typically dressed with lime juice, fish sauce, chilies, and garlic.
The Thai version, som tam, is the most widely known, pounded in a mortar to bruise the ingredients and release flavors.
Crunchy, sour, salty, and spicy, it appears as a side dish or light meal: We ordered green papaya salad with our grilled chicken.
- ThaiOf Bangkok's nation
- shreddedTorn into strips
- limeAcidic green citrus
- fish sauceFermented anchovy condiment
- chiliesPungent edible pods
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